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The 16th Annual Kaiser 50-State Medicaid Budget Survey: Slowing Growth and Evolving Policies at a Forum with the National Association of Medicaid Directors
Event Date:EventAt 9:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 13, the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured (KCMU) released Kaiser's 16th annual 50-state Medicaid budget survey for state fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
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Web Event: Rx Drugs and the U.S. Health System – A Conversation about Election-Cycle Proposals for Lowering Costs
Event Date:EventOn Wednesday, October 5, from noon to 1 p.m. ET, the Kaiser Family Foundation will host a web conversation to discuss proposals for controlling prescription drug costs, examine pros and cons of the ideas, and assess the likelihood that the plans will be enacted.
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How High Drug Prices Weigh on the Sickest Americans
From Drew AltmanIn this column for The Wall Street Journal's Think Tank, Drew Altman explores the data behind public concern about prescription drug costs and highlights that the people most in need are the most burdened by the problem.
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Prescription Drugs’ Sizable Share of Health Spending
From Drew AltmanIn this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman explains why prescription drug spending may be a larger share of health spending than most people think, depending on how you look at it.
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Why Painkiller Addiction and Abuse Are Rising Health-Care Priorities
From Drew AltmanIn this column for The Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank, Drew Altman uses new polling to explore why painkiller abuse and addiction is rising as a health issue among state and federal policymakers.
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The Good and Bad of Those Ubiquitous Drug Ads
From Drew AltmanIn this column for The Wall Street Journal's Think Tank, Drew Altman examines the public’s mixed views about prescription drug ads and their impact on prescribing patterns, based on a new survey.
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Prescription Drug Costs Break Through the Partisan Logjam
From Drew AltmanIn this Axios column, Drew Altman analyzes new poll findings which show how one issue breaks through the gridlock between Democrats and Republicans in health – the high cost of prescription drugs.
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Web Briefing for Media: 2014 Kaiser/HRET Employer Health Benefits Survey
Event Date:EventOn Wednesday, September 10, 2014, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) held a reporters-only web briefing to release the 2014 Employer Health Benefits Survey.
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Weighted Average Monthly Premium for Medicare Part D Stand-alone Prescription Drug Plans
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